OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – A former Oakland County substitute teacher has been sentenced in connection with assaulting multiple minor students.
On Tuesday, July 8, Timothy Allen Daugherty was sentenced to 10-15 years in prison for assaulting girls ages 9 to 11 while working at Spring Mills Elementary School.
“The decision to give Timothy Daugherty a maximum sentence is appropriate and justified,” said Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald. “As a teacher, he was in a position of trust. He abused that trust. I am grateful that the victims spoke up about this abuse. It’s not an easy thing to do. Their bravery allowed us to hold Daugherty accountable and protect kids from this predator.”
Attorney Ven Johnson, who is representing several of the victims’ families in an upcoming civil lawsuit against Huron Valley Schools, released the following statement after Daugherty’s sentencing:
“This is an important first step toward full and complete accountability, but it will never erase the harm done to these children and their families,” said Johnson. “Our clients are living with trauma that never should have been inflicted; not just by Timothy Daugherty, but by the institutions that failed to protect them. Our civil lawsuit is about full accountability and exposing a system that allowed this abuse to happen and demanding real, lasting change so no child or family has to suffer like this again.”
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The first allegations against Timothy Allen Daugherty were reported to authorities in April 2024, according to court documents, and the defendant was immediately suspended from work.
The sexual assaults happened in Highland Township, where he was contracted as a substitute teacher for Huron Valley Public Schools and Spring Mills Elementary School.
The former substitute was then charged with six counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct in August 2024 and was found guilty on all counts on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.